SCHWÄBISCHER APFELKUCHEN – SWABIAN APPLE CAKE

Hier geht's zur deutschen Version dieses Posts I wanted to make a seasonal, early spring cake - with fruit. Apples were the obvious choice. You can use them the same day you buy them, unlike pears, you don't have to wait days for them to ripen, or even longer to turn dark, like bananas. They … Continue reading SCHWÄBISCHER APFELKUCHEN – SWABIAN APPLE CAKE →

TRAVEL AND BAKING IMPRESSIONS

Warnemünde is not only the harbor for Hansetown Rostock, but a graceful old Baltic Sea resort. Thanks to the former GDR's lack of money, none of the nice old houses was torn down to make place to modern nondescript highrise hotels, like in West Germany.When I first visited my cousin's family in 1957, houses were … Continue reading TRAVEL AND BAKING IMPRESSIONS →

POPPY SEED DINNER ROLLS

Hier geht's zur deutschen Version dieses PostsA great fan of crusty breads, I'm normally no friend of dinner rolls. I had them sometimes in restaurants, soft, bland and usually so pale that they seemed almost under-baked.I could never really understand why anybody would prefer to eat these fluff balls with their dinner instead of a … Continue reading POPPY SEED DINNER ROLLS →